The tigers arrived in the post today all the way from Devon. A Year 5 boy helped me to build their new home in the quad and then carefully release them. Next he gave them their first meal of pear cores, banana skins and soggy newspaper.
I sense an air of disbelief among you. Ok, I will come clean. Our new residents are in fact TIGER WORMS. There are several hundred different species of worm, but tiger worms are particularly suited to composting kitchen waste. Our new wormery will allow us to recycle some of our kitchen waste and produce nutrient rich compost to use in the school vegetable garden.
Our tiger worms will eat any dead or decaying organic matter such as kitchen scraps, vegetable peelings, bread, tea bags, egg shells and paper kitchen towels. Small amounts of leaf litter and grass cuttings can also be added. We need to be careful not to add too much citrus peel as this can make the environment too acidic for the worms.
Class 2, along with a year 5 child and myself will be helping to feed and look after the worms, so if you would like to know any more about our wormery please ask.
